Posted in Christian on September 29, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
The Ascent of Mount Carmel continues, with a darned good reason prophecies sometimes aren’t fulfilled: hidden conditions not being met.
Chapter 20: Wherein is proved by passages from Scripture how the sayings and words of God, though always true, do not always rest upon stable causes.
12:21.
I apologize for posting so short a part so early, but [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 29, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to this product of middle-aged inability to concentrate, odd tastes in reading, and reluctance to watch TV every night.
Right now, I’m doing a mystery novel set in a small Dorset town; an O. Henry novel set in South America; a Regency romance written during the Regency; a science fiction novel where big [...]
Posted in Fiction, Mysteries, Novels on September 29, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
The Nebuly Coat continues. Mr. Sharnall is growing strangely nervous. Is it the bishop’s visit, loneliness, or something more sinister?
Chapter 11, Part 2
20:43.
Posted in Fiction, Mysteries, Novels on September 28, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
The Nebuly Coat continues, as Cullerne Minster prepares for a visit from the new Bishop of Carisbury.
Chapter 11, Part 1
28:03.
More tomorrow. I had to go drink beer and listen to Amy Welborn tonight.
Posted in Long, Poetry on September 27, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Gerusalemme Liberata continues. With Tancred out of the action, and the other knights lovesick for Armida or reluctant to fight someone as crazy strong as Argantes, old Raymond of Toulouse steps up to fight for the honor of Our Lord! And Our Lord is mindful of him….
(But Raymond doesn’t exhibit perfect chivalry, I’m afraid. How [...]
Posted in Fantasy, Long, Poetry on September 27, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Gerusalemme Liberata continues as Erminia finds shelter with some Judean shepherds.
Tancred, lost and searching for Clorinda, finds himself at one of those mysterious castles of romance. He tries to do the sensible thing and stay away, but the owner objects to his plan…
Book 7, Part 1
22:42.
Posted in Christian, The Fathers on September 26, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Augustine continues his sample lecture to a person wanting to convert to Christianity. More salvation history, more about the two opposing cities.
Part 5
33:37.
Concluding next week.
Posted in Christian, The Fathers on September 26, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
The medieval management classic continues, as we learn why a ruler should know when and how to speak and be silent. Includes one of the funniest analogies ever for giving too long of a sermon… which also makes this segment not totally worksafe.
Ch. 10: That the ruler should be discreet in keeping silence, profitable in [...]
Posted in Christian, The Fathers on September 26, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Part II of Pastoral Care deals with that classic question: I’ve gotten to the top. Now what do I do?
Chs. 0-3: How one in a place of rule ought to act. A ruler should be pure in thought. A ruler should lead by his actions.
13:08.
Posted in Christian, The Fathers on September 26, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Against Heresies continues. Irenaeus goes into the relevant texts in the Gospels of Mark and Luke.
Ch. 10: Proofs of the foregoing, drawn from the Gospels of Mark and Luke.
16:44.
Posted in Christian, The Fathers on September 26, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Against Heresies continues. Irenaeus goes into the text of the Gospel of Matthew to show that when Jesus talked about the Father and Himself, He was talking about the same God as the one in the Old Testament.
Ch. 9: One and the same God, the Creator of heaven and earth, is He whom the prophets [...]
Posted in Christian, The Fathers on September 26, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Against Heresies continues, as Irenaeus argues against Gnostic misreadings of Paul’s letters.
Chs. 7 and 8
11:49.
Posted in Fiction, Novels, Science Fiction on September 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
In which the law and the Fuzzies give the Company a surprise.
Chapter 10
25:04.
Posted in Fiction, Novels, Science Fiction on September 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
In which the pen is mightier than the gun, and the judge than either.
Chapter 9
20:38.
Posted in Fiction, Novels on September 24, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Cabbages and Kings starts the story in the quiet town of Coralio. It seems that President Miraflores is coming over the mountains, along with his opera singer; and plenty of people would like to talk to him….
I: “Fox-in-the-Morning”
19: 18.
